Water mixer for bathing



5 J10. DEGNAN.

WATER MIXER POE BATHING APPLIANCES. No. 552,355.

Patented Dec. 81, 1895 AN DREW BGRAHAM. PNOTOUTRO. WASHINGTONJI C UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. DEGNAN, OF MIDDLETOWVN, NEWV YORK.

WATER=M|XER FOR BATHING APPLIANCES.

SPECIIFICA'IIO1\T forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,356, datedDecember 31, 1895.

Ap lication fil d March 27 1895. $eria1 No. $3,329. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. DEGNAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Middletown, Orange county, New York, have i11- ventedcertain new and useful Improvements in ater-Mixers for Bathing Appliances, fully described and represented in the following specification and.the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for use inbathing, and the object of the invention is to furnish an effectivemeans of mingling currents of cold and hot water for delivery to ashower-bath, hand-spray, or douche.

The invention consists of the combination, with an oblong cylindricalmixing-chamber, of two parallel pipes projected within the same from oneend and perforated within the chamber and connected, respectively, withhot and cold water supplies outside of the chamber, and a third pipeprojecting into the opposite end of the chamber and extended inwardlybetween the other pipes, such third pipe being open at its inner end todischarge the mixed fluid and connected at its opposite end to a douche.

The invention also includes the construction of the mixing-chamber withtwo nozzles at one end at opposite sides of the center line, and anozzle at the opposite end upon the center line, with union-jointsformed upon the nozzles and sockets formed upon the inner ends of thenozzles with pipes inserted therein to extend within the chamber, asabove described.

The invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings,in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus, with themixing-chamber and its interior pipes in Vertical section. vation of thesame, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

A designates the mixing-chamber, which is made of an oblong cylinder topermit the extension of the inlet and delivery pipes inside of the samefor a considerable distance parallel to one another. The chamber isprovided at the bottom with inlet-nozzles B and C at opposite sides ofthe center line, and at the top with an outlet-nozzle D. An outlet- Fig.2 is a side elenozzle G may also, when desired, be formed upon thebottom at the center line, as shown in Fig. 1. The cold-water pipe B isconnected with the nozzle B, and with a cock I) by an elbow Z). Thehot-water pipe 0 is connected with the nozzle 0 and with a cock 0 by anelbow c. The inner ends of the nozzles are formed with sockets, andpipes B, O and D are inserted in such sockets and projected each nearlyto the opposite end of the chamber. The pipes B and O are shown closedat their inner ends by caps and are formed each with numerousperforations 6 adapted to subdivide the entering-currents and minglethem effectively. The delivery-pipe D is inserted in socket on nozzle Dand extended downward past the perforations or outlets from the pipes Band G, and a pipe D is extended upward from the nozzle D and connectedwith a douche F by a swivel E. The water is delivered from the outletsof the pipes B and G into the middle and upper part of the mixingchamber and the fluids are forced longitudinally within the chamber inorder to enter the end of the discharge-pipe D, so that they arethoroughly mingled before the fluid is discharged. As the mingled fluidis forced to one end of the chamber before itis discharged, anotheroutlet may be taken from such end of the chamber through the nozzle Gtoa handhose g provided with a hand-spray g. Acock G is shown coupled tothe nozzle G to discharge the mixed fluid to the hand-spray whendesired. The oblong cylindrical chamber is shown formed of a cylindricalbody with heads applied to the opposite ends, by which construction thesockets may be formed upon the inner ends of the nozzles, and the pipesB, O or D secured in such sockets before the heads are secured upon thecylindrical portion of the chamber.

The construction is exceedingly cheap, simple and efiective, and theoblong cylindrical form prevents it from projecting very far from thewall to which it is attached, and which is indicated by a line in Fig.2, to which the feet of the chamber are applied.

I am aware that it is common to project pipes within the same chamber tomix hot and cold water, and do not claim such a construction broadly.

My construction differs from those hereto fore used in the small numberand eheapness of the parts.

The chamber A, as shown in Fig. 1 of my drawings, is formed separatefrom the heads, while the nozzles B, C and G are formed in one piecewith the lower head. The pipes are thus readily connected with theinteriors of the heads, while the union-couplin gs II adapt the mixerfor connection with the external pipes in the usual manner.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim hereinis 1. The water mixer herein shown and described, eonsisting of theoblong cylindrical mixing chamber A provided with the union couplingnozzles B, O and D, arranged as set forth, and having the three parallelpipes B, C and D projected within the same, and the pipes 13 and C beingperforated upon the sides, and the pipe D being open upon its inner end,as set forth, the hot and cold water pipes connected with the pipes Band 0 through the nozzles B and C, and the douche F connected with thepipe D through the nozzle D, the parts being arranged and operated asand for the purpose set forth.

2. The water mixer herein shown and described, consisting of the oblongcylindrical mixing chamber A provided with the union coupling nozzles13, C and D, having sockets upon their inner ends, the three parallelpipes 13, O andD secured within the said sockets and projected withinthe chamber, the pipes B and 0 being provided with numerous waterout-lets e, and the pipe D being open at its inner end and projectedpast the water outlets upon the pipes 13 and C, as set forth, the hotand cold water supply pipes connected by union couplings with thenozzles B and C, and the douche connected with the nozzle D, the wholearranged and operated as herein set forth.

3. The water mixer herein shown and described, consisting of the oblongcylindrical chamber A, provided with the union coupling nozzles B, O, Dand G, the perforated pipes B and O projected inward from the nozzles l3and O, the pipe D projected inward from the nozzle D and open upon itsinner end, the hot and cold water supply pipes connected with the outerends of the nozzles B and G, the douche F connected with the outer endof the nozzle D, and the hand-sprayg having hand-hose g connected withthe nozzle G, the whole arranged and operated as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

J ()llN C. DEGNAN.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN FARRELL, WM. DEGNAN.

